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29 Mar 2014
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Odia Wikimedia community celebrated Odisha day, bringing 14 copyright free Odia booksOdia Wikimedia community has celebrated “Odisha day” today at Jayadev Bhawan. Inaugurating this event eminent linguist Padmashree Dr. Debiprasanna Pattanayak said, 'Collaborative effort and open access to knowledge repositories will enrich …
29 Mar 2014
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‘Digitisation only way to preserve valuable literature for posterity’Digitization is the only way to ensure preservation of valuable Odia books and old palm-leaf manuscripts for posterity, said eminent linguist Padmashri Dr Debiprasanna Pattanayak while inaugurating the two-day Odisha Day celebration …
27 Mar 2014
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ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଗଠନର ୭୯ ବର୍ଷଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆର ସମ୍ପାଦକମାନଙ୍କ ତରଫରୁ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରଠାରେ ଏହି ୨୯ ତାରିଖରେ “ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ ୨୦୧୪” ପାଳନ କରାଯାଉଛି ।
27 Mar 2014
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Sessions on Kannada Wikipedia at Tumkur UniversityDr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a session on Kannada Wikipedia for students of M.Sc. Library and Information Sciences followed by an advanced Kannada Wikipedia session for students of M.A. Literature on March 27, 2014. The event was organized …
27 Mar 2014
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Odia Wikipedia to digitize 14 booksOn the occasion of the 79th Odisha Day, the Odia Wikipedia has decided to take up a new project for the digitization of 11 books of the eminent Odia author Dr Jagannath Mohanty.
24 Mar 2014
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Wikipedia taps students for Kannada contentConducts workshops in Ujire, Moodbidri for training in vernacular editing.
14 Mar 2014
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Design!PublicCentre for Knowledge Societies is organizing this event in partnership with Grameen Foundation India, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNDP, et.al. Sunil Abraham is a speaker at this event to be held in New Delhi on March 14, 2014.
11 Mar 2014
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Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation to Host Design PublicThe conclave in its 5th edition will feature Aam Aadmi Party members Rajmohan Gandhi and Somnath Bharti along with Sunil Abraham in conversation with Dr. Aditya Sood about different approaches through citizen centric governance.
8 Mar 2014
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Integrating Urdu with Modern Technology the Need of HourA report of the Urdu Wikipedia Workshop at Maulana Azad National Urdu University by the Department of Translation Studies on March 6, 2014. Syed Muzamiluddin is quoted.
5 Mar 2014
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ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸವಾಗಲಿ’Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a 2-day workshop-cum-editathon at Sagara on March 1 and 2, 2014. Vijaya Karnataka published a report on March 2.
5 Mar 2014
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Wikipedia Mangalore Workshop (Coverage in Prajavani)Dr. U.B.Pavanaja gave a presentation on Wikipedia with a special focus on students and women at Roshini Nilaya, Mangalore on February 26, 2014. An event report was published in Prajavani the following day.
5 Mar 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Suvarna Prabha)Dr. U.B. Pavanaja conducted a Kannada Wikipedia workshop on March 1, followed a by edit-a-thon on Mar 2, 2014, at Sagara. A report of the inauguration program, appeared in Suvarna Prabha, Sagara on March 1, 2014.
3 Mar 2014
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop (Coverage in Vijayavani)Vijayavani covered the Kannada Wikipedia workshop held in Sagara.
9 Feb 2014
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୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ୱିକିପିଡିଆThis is a feature about Odia Wikipedia's 10th anniversary and the story of a dead volunteer community reviving after 8 years. This has been published in Rabibara Sambad (Sunday supplement of Odia newspaper The Sambad) on February 9, 2014.
6 Feb 2014
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Father-son duo promote Punjabi onlineA father-son duo has been working to include more information about Punjab and Punjabi on Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia.
4 Feb 2014
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The Dynamics of Education to Employment Journey: Opportunities and ChallengesKIIT School of Management, KIIT Univeristy is holding the 7th National Management Convention 2014 at its campus in Bhubaneswar on February 21 and 22, 2014. T. Vishnu Vardhan and Subhashish Panigrahi have been invited to address the students …
31 Jan 2014
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Tech-savvy students given tips to enter IT fieldStudents from any academic background, but having computer knowledge and common sense, can land a job in the IT sector, said U B Pavanaja, programme officer (Indian languages) at Centre for Internet and Society (Bangalore).
31 Jan 2014
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Odia Wikipedia (Coverage in Sanchar)Sanchar published about Odia Wikipedia in their edition on January 31. Subhashish Panigrahi is quoted.
30 Jan 2014
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FDC recognition for the Centre for the Internet and SocietyThe Wikimedia Foundation Board has published a resolution declaring the Centre for Internet and Society as eligible for funding through the Annual Plan Grants program.
20 Jan 2014
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Odisha: KISS to create tribal languages and heritage repositoryWorld' largest tribal residential institute Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) is going to initiate a project in collaboration with Centre for Internet and Society's Access To Knowledge program (CIS-A2K) to gather academic and …
20 Jan 2014
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KIIT University to lead building free knowledge repository initiativeCentre for Internet and Society is a Bangalore based Non profit organization which works primarily in the broader domains ofinternet and policy research, accessibility, open knowledge and open education.
12 Jan 2014
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ଆଦିବାସୀ ଭାଷାର ଉନ୍ନତିକଳ୍ପେ ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆSubhashish Panigrahi is quoted in this article published by Odishan.com on January 12, 2014.
12 Jan 2014
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‘With Internet in every pocket, power to the people’Social media is set to grow in India in a big way with Google and Facebook gearing up to tap the regional languages market.
4 Jan 2014
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Digitising contest to preserve rare books in MalayalamThe Malayalam Wiki Grandhasala has announced a competition in digitally preserving rare books in Malayalam.
31 Dec 2013
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Odisha: Odia Wikipedia reaching 5000 article mark!Many are not aware of the existence of Odia Wikipedia and other Indian language Wikipedias. But Odia Wikipedia has been growing gradually all these years and has become the most searched website and largest online encyclopedia in Odia …
31 Dec 2013
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Kannada Wikipedia Workshop at Alvas Vishva Nudisiri VirasatThe Access to Knowledge team from the Centre for Internet and Society conducted a workshop at Moodabidre from December 19 to 22, 2013.
19 Dec 2013
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Wikipedia Training Session @ TiruvurA Wikipedia training session was conducted by T. Vishnu Vardhan and Rahmanuddin Shaik at Srivahini College in Tiruvur on December 19, 2013.
12 Dec 2013
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A Feature on Telugu WikipediaNamaste Telangana newspaper has done a Sunday magazine feature on Telugu Wikipedia on the occasion of the 10th anniversary.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡದ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ದುರ್ಬಲAn article about the tenth Kannada Wikipedia published in Vijaya Karnataka on November 19.
20 Nov 2013
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ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯಗೆ 10, ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಸಾಲದು : ಪ್ರೊ .ಜಿವಿA post-event report of the program published in OneindiaKannada on November 17, 2013.